Turing machine

noun
Tu·​ring machine | \ ˈtu̇r-iŋ- How to pronounce Turing machine (audio) , ˈtyu̇r-\

Definition of Turing machine

: a hypothetical computing machine that by using only a limited set of very simple computational steps is able to perform any task for which an efficiently computable algorithm is known

First Known Use of Turing machine

1937, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Turing machine

A. M. Turing †1954 English mathematician

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